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The gametes of a diploid organism always contain half the number of chromosomes. So, a sperm or an egg will have 23 chromosomes.

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Q: If each human cell consists of 46 chromosomes how many chromosomes are in each egg or sperm cell?
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How many chromosomes does the human sperm cell have?

It has 23 chromosomes.


How many chromosomes does a human sperm or egg cell contain?

The human egg or sperm cell is haploid and contains 23 chromosomes. After fertilization (egg and sperm fusion), the zygote will have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs).


How many chromosomes are seen in a human sperm cell but not in a human blood cell?

23


In what type of human cell is the chromosome number 23?

No, there are 46 chromosomes in the human body cell. However, there are 23 chromosomes in a human gamete cell.


Which human sex cell carries y chromosomes?

The Sperm Cell


How many chromosomes are seen in the human sperm cell but not in a human blood cell?

The human sperm cell has 23 chromosomes. White blood cells have 46 chromosomes. Mature red blood cells to not contain a nucleus, and therefore has no chromosomes. Platelets are cell fragments and also do not contain nuclei.


How many chromosomes are in each sperm cell?

23. There are 46 chromosomes in a human, half from the egg and half from the sperm.


How many cells are usually in human cell?

There is no such thing as a 'cell' in a 'cell'.There are Chromosomes in a cell. There are 46 chromosomes in 1 cell.If you have a baby the sperm cell will only contain 23 chromosomes because you are making another human, when the child is grown up the sperm cell will go back to 46 chromosomes.


The total set of chromosomes found in either egg or sperm?

The number of chromosomes found in either and egg of sperm is half the number of chromosomes found in a normal cell of the organism. For example, if you are thinking of a human sperm or egg cell is would be 23 chromosomes, since the normal human cell has 46.


How many chromosomes in human sperm cell?

too many.


How many chromosomes are found in human egg and sperm cell?

There are 23 chromosomes in each the sperm and the egg. When they fuse, the resulting embryo will have 46 chromosomes.


What is a human cell containing 22 autosomes and a Y chromosomes?

sperm